It will be interesting to see how many denizens of the Web have an interest in such an esoteric subject as the history of Maui. We already know that lots of people are interested in contemporary Maui. The word “Maui” has become shorthand for all that is warm and sunny and just exotic enough to…
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South Maui Waterline Break: A Harbinger?
The broken line that cut off water supplies to much of Kihei yesterday might have been a wake-up call. Apparently that 18-inch line is one of two (the other is 36 inches) that supplies this whole coast, and I bet they are still the same lines originally installed in the late ’60s or early ’70s…
Off Island: I Become a Tour-Bus Tourist
So there I was, dragging a heavy suitcase through rush-hour pedestrian traffic over a bumpy cobbled sidewalk. Somewhere up this busy London street was the station from which my train would be leaving in less than half an hour. Exactly where that station was, I had no idea, but my only choice was to keep…
Conch shells against a secret deal
When protesters blew conch shells on Ka`anapali Beach July 29 to demonstrate against a controversial trade deal being negotiated there, they hoped to break the Guinness World Record for the most conch shells blown at one time. Looks like they did that; estimates range as high as 400 people simultaneously blowing conch shells, and the…
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